Nancy Mills' TALES OF DOWNTOWN Returns to Company of Angels, 3/28

Tales of Downtown: One Woman's Adventures Living in A Loft in Downtown LA, written and created by writer/publisher Nancy Mills, follows the adventures and mis-adventures of a former entertainment industry journalist who made the leap from the Westside to downtown, and found a world filled with her very own cast of characters. Following a sold-out performance in 2009, Tales of Downtown returns to Company of Angels, located in the historic Alexandria Hotel for one performance only, Sunday March 28 at 3pm. Greg Gately is Director/Producer.

Nancy Mills is a former columnist at the Hollywood Reporter, whose articles have appeared in many magazines, such as Ladies' Home Journal and MORE. She is the publisher of the leading woman's empowerment site, The Spirited Woman, and she leads "A Conversation Series with Co-creators and Downtown Visionaries." In 2008, intrigued by downtown L.A.'s revitalization (and needing to make a personal change BIG TIME), Mills made the move to an historic 19th Century Broadway office building that had been converted into residential lofts. Now deeply ensconced within the daily action of downtown life, Mills was compelled to chronicle her observations. Voila! A blog was born. Then one thing lead to another and a performance was born.

Tales of Downtown features a four-member ensemble, including Juanita Chase, Deborah Geer, Betty Goldstein & Jill Weiss, followed by a Special Q&A with writer/creator Nancy Mills. Included is a Post Performance Buffet Dinner & Champagne Event at Weeneez Hot Dog Parlor & Art Gallery.

Tales of Downtown: One Woman's Adventures Living in A Loft in Downtown LA performs one performance only on Sunday, March 28 at 3pm. The Company of Angels Theater in the historic Alexandria Hotel and Weeneez Hot Dog parlor are located on the corner of Fifth & Spring Streets, Downtown Los Angeles. Ticket Price: $55 includes performance & post performance dinner buffet & champagne at Weeneez Hot Dog Parlor & Art Gallery. Plus, special gallery exhibit Bodies Mapping Time by famous artist J. Michael Walker.

To Purchase Tickets: Call 888-428-1234 or visit: www.talesofdowntown.com (http://www.talesofdowntown.com/theaterevent/). Credit Card or checks accepted.  

Cast

JUANITA CHASE is a diamond in the rough that plans on staying a little rough. She has the duality of southern charm with a no-nonsense northern style. She's always felt like her heart belonged in California, and since arriving, has become a multi-faceted artist and acquired credits in all media forms. This weekend you can also catch her in the Film Il Destino, at the BHLife Film Festival at Casa 0101. Juanita works hard and thoroughly enjoys collaborating. She believes in luck, the kind you create for yourself....

DEBORAH GEER has been involved in the hammer and nails of theatre ever since graduating from the prolific theatre department at CA State Univ., Fullerton. Some of her most memorable portrayals include "Myrtle" in Tennessee Williams' Kingdom Of Earth--The Seven Descents of Myrtle," The Drunk Woman on X-mas Eve" at The Los Angeles Theatre Center and "Terri" in Extremities. Deborah has been a Lead Artist with The Unusual Suspects, a non-profit that brings theatre to at-risk youth. Finally, she would like to thank her fiancé/director Greg Gateley for his love and support.

BETTY GOLDSTEIN is a Writer/Performer about town, Goldstein has performed her spoken word at I Love a Good Story, The Tasty Ta-Tas and many other venues. She is a contributing author to What Was I Thinking: 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories. The book was featured on The Today Show and O Magazine, and is about to become a major motion picture.

JILL WEISS is an accomplished Performance and Visual Artist. Some of her favorite spoken word performances include, Women Of Punk Rock, a series of One Woman projects at Highways and Spaceland. Jill also participated in a piece exploring the Silverlake Community for Councilmen Eric Garcetti's office. Jill recently branched out and danced the lindy hop in an independent film. She has performed stand up comedy, worked as an actress, dancer, model, mural painter, fine artist and is a true wordsmith who loves to entertain.

Sequence of Tales Performed

The Ghost of Alfred Hitchcock Talks to Me
I Moved In Smiling - My Neighbor Ran Out the Door Crying
12 Guys, 10 Guns, & The Grammy's
The Bed
How I Almost Killed My Neighbor - With Spaghetti
I Am Not A Peeping Tom, Not!
People Are Graffiti
Sleep, Sirens, Ambulances, Trucks....Whatever
The Dinner Party & THE JERK
Is Downtown LA An Episodic TV Show?
I Am a Chinese Woman Living in a Jewish Woman's Body
Viva La Chopsticks!
Food Fight at Big Lots
Livin' In Da Hood

Writer & Creator of "Tales of Downtown" - Nancy Mills
Executive Producer - Nancy Mills
Downtown Photos in the Show Provided by Tom Zimmerman
To find out more about Nancy Mills & Tales of Downtown visit:
www.TalesofDowntown.com

Company of Angels not only symbolically become, in its own right, a landmark in the history of Los Angeles' performing arts, it has become part of our city's heritage. Founded in 1959 as an artists cooperative by a group of actors, among them Leonard Nimoy, Company of Angels celebrated its 50th anniversary with a benefit and gala honoring Leonard Nimoy, Robert Ellenstein and Culture Clash in October 2009.

Along the way the company has received almost every Los Angeles theatrical award, including The LA Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama-Logue Award, the LA Weekly Award, and the Ovation Award. During this time the company has been sustained solely by its membership who continue to create exciting work that is now dedicated to reflecting the City of Angels. www.companyofangels.org

 

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